Corby Borough Council
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
The Corby Borough Council (Corby Town Centre) Public Spaces Protection Order No 1. of 2015.
Corby Borough Council (“the Council”) makes the following Order in exercise of its powers under Section 59 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (“the Act”).
- This Order may be cited as the Corby Borough Council (Corby Town Centre) Public Spaces Protection Order (“the Order”).
- This Order takes effect on the 11th December 2015 and continues to have effect for a period of three years thereafter.
- This Order applies to the land described in Schedule 1 below (“the Restricted Area”) and is shown edged red on the attached plan (“the Order plan”).
- This Order applies to all persons within the Restricted Area at all times of the day and night.
Prohibitions
- Persons not to be in possession of containers with alcohol in, within the Restricted Area;
- Persons not to consume alcohol within the Restricted Area;
- Persons not to act in a manner that causes harassment, alarm or distress as a result of consuming alcohol within the Restricted Area;
- Persons not to beg within the Restricted Area.
The Council is satisfied that the conditions set out in Sections 59 and 72 of the Act have been satisfied and that it is, in all the circumstances, expedient to make this Order for the purposes of reducing anti-social behaviour in the Restricted Area. The Council is satisfied that activities have been carried out in the Restricted Area that have had a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality. Furthermore the Council is satisfied that the effect of the activities is, or is likely to be, of a persistent or continuing nature, and is, or is likely to be such as to make the activity unreasonable and the effect justifies the restrictions imposed.
The Council makes this Order because people have been gathering in the Restricted Area and consuming alcohol, begging and acting in a manner causing alarm, harassment and distress to the local community.
Offences
Failure without reasonable excuse to comply with the prohibitions or requirements imposed by this Order is a summary offence under Section 67 of the Act. A person guilty of an offence under Section 67 of the Act is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Failure to comply with a requirement of a constable or an authorised person not to consume alcohol or anything they reasonably believe to be alcohol; or to surrender anything which a constable or authorised officer reasonably believes to be alcohol or a container for alcohol, is a summary offence under section 63 of the Act. A person guilty of an offence under Section 63 of the Act is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
SCHEDULE 1
The land to which this Order applies includes the following:
Corby Town Centre including George Street, Everest Lane, Windsor Place, Anne Street, Cardigan Place, Corporation Street, New Post Office Square, Crown Court, Chandlers Way, Market Square, Alexandra Road.
The Boating Lake.
Hazel Wood North and South of Westcott Way.
Coronation Park.
Wood Street.
Richmond Road.
Westcott Way (in part, as shown on the Order plan).
Elizabeth Street (in part, as shown on the Order plan).
George Street (in part, as shown on the Order plan).
Cottingham Road (in part, as shown on the Order plan).
Jubilee Avenue.
For the avoidance of doubt the Restricted Area is shown edged red on the attached Order plan.
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